Steadfast

  • 111unbendable — adjective marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable firm convictions a firm mouth steadfast resolve a man of unbendable perseverence unwavering loyalty • Syn: ↑firm, ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 112unshakable — adjective 1. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable (Freq. 1) firm convictions a firm mouth steadfast resolve a man of unbendable perseverence unwavering loyalty • Syn: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 113stedfast — variant of steadfast * * * /sted fast , fahst , feuhst/, adj. steadfast. * * * stedfast an obsolete spelling (Shakespeare, Milton, etc) of ↑steadfast …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 114stead´fast|ness — stead|fast «STEHD fast, fahst, fuhst», adjective. 1. loyal; unwavering; not changing; firm of purpose: »Benjamin Franklin was a steadfast servant of his country. SYNONYM(S): unswerving. 2. firmly fixed; not moving: »a steadfast gaze. By its own… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 115stead´fast|ly — stead|fast «STEHD fast, fahst, fuhst», adjective. 1. loyal; unwavering; not changing; firm of purpose: »Benjamin Franklin was a steadfast servant of his country. SYNONYM(S): unswerving. 2. firmly fixed; not moving: »a steadfast gaze. By its own… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 116stead|fast — «STEHD fast, fahst, fuhst», adjective. 1. loyal; unwavering; not changing; firm of purpose: »Benjamin Franklin was a steadfast servant of his country. SYNONYM(S): unswerving. 2. firmly fixed; not moving: »a steadfast gaze. By its own weight made… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 117Constant — Con stant (k[o^]n stant), a. [L. onstans, antis, p. pr. of constare to stand firm, to be consistent; con + stare to stand: cf. F. constant. See {Stand} and cf. {Cost}, v. t.] 1. Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; opposed to {fluid}. [Obs.] [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 118Sad — (s[a^]d), a. [Compar. {Sadder} (s[a^]d d[ e]r); superl. {Saddest}.] [OE. sad sated, tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, AS. s[ae]d satisfied, sated; akin to D. zat, OS. sad, G. satt, OHG. sat, Icel. sa[eth]r, saddr, Goth. sa[thorn]s, Lith. sotus,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 119Sad bread — Sad Sad (s[a^]d), a. [Compar. {Sadder} (s[a^]d d[ e]r); superl. {Saddest}.] [OE. sad sated, tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, AS. s[ae]d satisfied, sated; akin to D. zat, OS. sad, G. satt, OHG. sat, Icel. sa[eth]r, saddr, Goth. sa[thorn]s, Lith …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 120Sadder — Sad Sad (s[a^]d), a. [Compar. {Sadder} (s[a^]d d[ e]r); superl. {Saddest}.] [OE. sad sated, tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, AS. s[ae]d satisfied, sated; akin to D. zat, OS. sad, G. satt, OHG. sat, Icel. sa[eth]r, saddr, Goth. sa[thorn]s, Lith …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English